Resources
This research focused on the identification of end market applications for post-consumer polyethylene film packaging derived from UK kerbside co-mingled collection in delivery bags, silage sheeting, storage and transport crates, store mannequins and automotive parts.
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Packaging producers
A review of the current status of the household plastic film packaging recycling supply chain, incorporating collection options and emerging markets.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Film and flexible packaging
- Waste management and end markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
Getting employees engaged in a company’s quest to improve resource efficiency has proved to be a surefire winner. With many companies having run successful campaigns relating to energy and water, WRAP has produced the ‘Your Workplace Without Waste’ programme to help you tackle food and packaging waste in your business.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
An agreement between the Scottish Government, Defra, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and its supermarket members.
- Plastic Packaging
- Eliminating problem plastics
- Plastic packaging design
- Film and flexible packaging
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
- National government and departments
- Non-governmental organisations
Supported by WRAP, Brakes embarked on a project to analyse the annual waste arisings from its ambient, chilled and frozen depots in order to identify waste prevention opportunities.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Hospitality and food service
- Packaging producers
There are a number of potential barriers which prevent householders participating in re-use.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Re-use
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
WRAP has produced this guide to help health, safety and environment managers; or others with management responsibilities to improve the efficiency of their organisation’s use of resources – e.g. raw materials, water, energy – as a means of improving the performance of their business.
- Plastic Packaging
- Waste management and end markets
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Commercial waste
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
- Trade associations
- National government and departments
- Non-governmental organisations
WRAP worked with nine small and medium size (SME) businesses in the Swansea and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to identify ways of saving money by improving their environmental performance. The work highlighted how, by working together, small businesses can deliver substantial savings.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Courtauld Commitment
- Hospitality and food service
- Packaging producers
WRAP, INCPEN, The Packaging Federation, the Food and Drink Federation, Kent Waste Partnership and the British Retail Consortium carried out independent research into consumers’ attitudes, behaviours and motivations around food waste and food packaging, to better understand how to help reduce the amount of food thrown away.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
Explore the many advantages of bulk wine importation that can be harnessed for the benefit of businesses, consumers and the environment.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
A market survey of packaging formats and other retailer and in-home solutions to help consumers manage their food inventory better.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers